Procol Harum was and still is one of my favorite bands from back in the days. So it took curage to give this a first spin. Considering the many half-ass or bad reunions made by other acts long after their heydays I didn't know what to expect and feared to be disappointed. But I needn't have worried. Fourteen years after their last full lengther "Something Magic" most of the old magic remains. Recorded after the death of original drummer Barrie James Wilson (1947-90) and also dedicated to him. Gary Brooker, Matthew Fisher, Robin Trower and Keith Reed were there from the old gang, reinforced by Mark Brzezicki on drums and David Bronze on Bass. I get twelve band-penned tracks, all including Brooker/Reid. More a pop than a rock album, yet with some burning moments, like the guitars in "All Our Dreams Are Sold". It's all very well written and performed with Brookers familiar warm vocals on top and even if the arrangemets may be precieved as partly too bombastic, the songs are so strong they hit anyway. Favorite tracks - the very catchy "The Truth Won't Fade Away", the cool yet emotional "One More Time" and "All Our Dreams Are Sold" for the guitars. Issued and reissued all over the world on CD and cassette and also existing on 12xFile MP3. Only vinyl releases apart from this German seems to have been in Argentina (RCA TLP 90293) and Brazil (BMG 150.4034). First (only?) German had label as shown here in a fully laminated cover. (GÖXÄ*) (PRÖX*)
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